Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey

Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey

Bergès-Frisbey at the Cabourg Film Festival in 2011
Born 26 May 1986 (1986-05-26) (age 25)
Barcelona, Spain
Occupation Actress
Years active 2007–present
Known for Roles of Suzanne in The Sea Wall and of the mermaid Syrena in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey (born 26 May 1986) is a Spanish actress and model.[1] She is best known for playing Suzanne in The Sea Wall and the mermaid Syrena in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the series.

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Life and career

Bergès-Frisbey was born in Barcelona, Spain, to a Spanish Catalan father and a French-American mother.[2] Her family moved to Paris, France when she was five years old.[3] She is fluent in French, Spanish, and Catalan.[2] She made her acting debut in 2007 on French television, and has since appeared in films alongside Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Perez, and Daniel Auteuil.[4] In 2008, she made her feature debut in the film The Sea Wall. She began modelling in 2010, fronting French Connection's spring/summer and autumn/winter campaigns.[5]

Personally picked by director Rob Marshall and producer Jerry Bruckheimer,[6] Bergès-Frisbey made her English language debut in 2011 in the highly-anticipated sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.[4] She landed the role of the mermaid Syrena,[6] after a whirlwind of auditions in France, Hollywood, and the UK.[7] She had to learn to speak English for the role.[2] During filming in Hawaii, she was restricted from going out in daylight in order to keep her skin pale.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Sur le fil Marie Sertissian TV series; 3 episodes
2007 Divine Émilie Marquise de Boufflers TV film
2008 Elles et moi Young Isabel TV mini-series
2008 The Sea Wall Suzanne Also known as Un barrage contre le Pacifique
2009 La première étoile Juliette
2009 La reine morte The infanta TV film
2010 Bruc. La llegenda Gloria
2011 La fille du puisatier Patricia Amoretti
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Syrena
2011 El Sexo de los Ángeles Carla Post-production

References

  1. ^ Nieto, Jéssica (20 December 2010). "Juan José Ballesta: 'Me ha encantado interpretar a un héroe español'" (in Spanish). El Mundo. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/12/20/cultura/1292856755.html. Retrieved 21 September 2011. "Aunque viva en Francia soy española. (Although I live in France I am Spanish.)" 
  2. ^ a b c Singer, Leigh (17 May 2011). "Pirates of the Caribbean: Astrid Berges-Frisbey Interview". IGN. http://movies.ign.com/articles/116/1168491p1.html. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  3. ^ Rull, Carles (30 June 2010). "Cuatro españoles en 'Piratas del Caribe 4" (in Spanish). 20 minutos. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/751909/3/espanoles/piratas/caribe. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Green, Emily (20 March 2011). "French Newcomer Dives Into the Fourth 'Pirates' Film". Daily Mail. http://dailymailnews.com/0311/23/ShowBiz/index.php?id=2. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  5. ^ Pierce, Lisa (26 May 2010). "French Connection model to appear in Pirates of the Caribbean". PRWeb. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb4040894.htm. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  6. ^ a b "Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey Picked for Pirates of the Caribbean". Comingsoon.net. 15 April 2010. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=65186. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  7. ^ Reynolds, Simon (8 February 2011). "On Set: 'Pirates 4' – Astrid Berges-Frisbey". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/at-the-movies/a302428/on-set-pirates-4-astrid-berges-frisbey.html. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  8. ^ Barker, Lynn (16 May 2011). ""Pirates" Mermaid Astrid Berges-Frisbey". Kidzworld.com. http://www.kidzworld.com/article/25642-pirates-mermaid-astrid-berges-frisbey. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 

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